Student Originated Studies: Visual Art
Last Updated: 11/15/2007
Fall, Winter and Spring quarters
Faculty: Susan Aurand visual arts, Joe Feddersen visual arts
Faculty Signature Required: Students must submit a written application and a portfolio. Applications will be available by May 2008 in the Program Office of Lab I, 1013, and at Academic Advising. Applications received by the Academic Fair prior to the quarter when entering the program will be given priority. Qualified students will be accepted until the program fills. Students will be individually notified by e-mail of their acceptance into this program. For more information for fall quarter entry, contact Joe Feddersen at feddersj@evergreen.edu. or (360)867-6393. For winter/spring program entry, contact Susan Aurand, (360) 867-6711 or aurands@evergreen.edu.
Major areas of study include visual art (all media) and art history.
Class Standing: Sophomores or above; transfer students welcome.
Prerequisites: Foundations of Visual Art or the equivalent of preparatory college work in the visual arts, including substantial work in drawing. Faculty signature required.
This program is designed for students who are thinking of graduate school, professional work in the visual arts, or arts education at any level, and who want to join a learning community of visual artists and art scholars who are interested in doing advanced work in drawing, painting, photography, printmaking or sculpture, or in-depth research and writing about some aspect of art or visual culture.
Students will design their own projects, complete visual research and write papers appropriate to their topic, share their research through presentations, work intensively in the studio together, produce a significant thematic body of work and participate in demanding weekly critiques. The group will meet together weekly for technical demonstrations, student and faculty lectures on research topics, guest artist talks, critiques and field trips.
Total: 16 per quarter
Enrollment: 25
Internship Possibilities: Advanced students in drawing and painting may apply to work as interns to assist faculty teaching in the Studio Projects program.
Program is preparatory for careers and future studies in visual art, education, art history, aesthetics and humanities.
Planning Units: Expressive Arts